Operation Manual

Trial Run
Even if you have used a pressure cooker previously, take a trial
run before cooking in your Hawkins. This section will take you
step-by-step through your trial run in about 30 minutes.
1. Preliminary Steps
Remove label and wash cooker, removing any adhesive with
baby or vegetable oil. Read pages 2 to 8. Identify parts. Remove
and place the pressure regulator on the steam vent, the sealing ring on
the lid curl. Close and open the pressure cooker a few times.
2. Placing Cooker on Stove
Pour 2 cups water in cooker
body. Add 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lemon
juice or vinegar to prevent
discolouring the cooker. Remove
pressure regulator from steam vent.
Look through steam vent and
ensure it is clear.
Check and adjust the seating
of the sealing ring on the lid curl by
patting down snugly. Close cooker.
Place cooker on high heat.
3. Ensuring a Steam-tight Seal
When water boils, hot air and/or steam should issue only from
the steam vent. If steam comes out around the edge of the lid, check
the centralization of the lid thus: unlatch and reposition the lid by
moving the lid slightly towards the spot where steam is escaping
and relatch. DO NOT TOUCH LID with bare hands since it will be hot.
Once steam is coming out of the steam vent steadily, place
the pressure regulator on the steam vent and press down firmly.
Keep fingers on top of the pressure regulator and away from the steam
when placing the pressure regulator on the steam vent. A click
indicates that the pressure regulator is in position. In about
2 minutes, the cooker should come to full operating pressure.
STEAM VENT
4. Placing the Pressure Regulator
WRONG: STEAM COMING
OUT FROM EDGE OF LID
RIGHT: NO STEAM
LEAKAGE
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